Chapter 3
Vanessa didn't expect this. She was never entirely sure where she'd end up when anything involved Summerland and gating, but when she’d walked between the two tall trees holding Emma Jane's hand, she’d fully expected to emerge somewhere else that had trees. Every other time she’d gone into and out of Summerland, there’d always been trees.
In Valleyview, the gate was at the park, and in Scotland, it had been the Khan’s backyard. Even in San Francisco, there’d been a shrubbery or two involved. But now she was standing in the dark, blinking at a cement wall and wondering where the heck she was. Vanessa squeezed her wife's hand, letting go of a breath she didn’t realize she'd been holding when she felt Emma Jane’s warm hand squeeze back.
"This is interesting." Emma Jane's calm voi
